Mardi Gras Munchies, Food Photography

Awareness of the outside world. “It’s a frosted seasonal treat that Mardi Gras partygoers eat between January 6 (otherwise known as Epiphany, Three King’s Day, or Twelfth Night) and Fat Tuesday, which is the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Southern Living: The Tradition Behind The Mardi Gras King Cake. Darrisaw, January 9, 2026. Misplaced ) and , corrected by me.

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Photo of three chocolates in Mardi Gras colors on purple, green and yellow paper, with the colors repeating in the photo border.

King Cake Bonbons
Elizabeth Moore Chocolates
Pelham AL USA

Technical Details

Today in learning the obvious. When color is the whole point of a photograph, lighting is really, really (really!) important. This did not turn out as dramatically colorful as it was in my head. I could’ve kept at it, but my desire for a brilliant photo ran into my attention threshold of, ‘Close enough. Moving on.’

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Onwards!
Katherine

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